Welcome!

Welcome to CGCC's new blog!  My hope is to create a space where we can share with you all of the work we're doing, while encouraging you to tell us what you think and ask questions!  We're a small nonprofit, but we accomplish big things because we have the support of a great network of people throughout Chester County (and beyond)!  I hope that this will be a place where we can all get to know each other better!


To that end, let me first introduce myself.  My name is Amanda Galloway, and I'm CGCC's new Director.  

I've lived in Chester County all my life, except for my years in Baltimore studying at Goucher College.  There I developed an individualized interdisciplinary major in Community Development, focusing on Nonprofit Administration.  Everyone encouraged me to move to the city after graduation, because of course, that's where all the nonprofits are.  But I chose to go into my field because I saw that there was need in the rural and suburban areas of our county as well, so home I came and I put in my time in both the corporate and government sectors until the right opportunity came along.  In the meantime, my husband and I became strongly interested in gardening and growing lots of food sustainably and on a small scale.  I spent a lot of time learning about the urban gardening movement, experimenting with methods of intensive growing and with different vegetable varieties, and learning about our local foodshed.  When I found out about the position at Community Gardens of Chester County, I knew I had found the perfect place to bring together my education and my passions!  And now here I am, and I am so excited to be working to bring fresh food and gardening to those in our community who need it most!  


I'm looking forward to meeting all of you who have supported our mission for years, and those of you who are just getting to know us!  We have so much good work to do, and I hope you'll be a part of it!